Plymouth city centre police have vowed to ban glass bottles in troublesome night spots following a spate of late night 'glassings'.
Chief Inspector Ian Drummond-Smith, who is responsible for policing in the city centre, explained: “In the past year there have been 29 separate ‘glassings’ in the city centre at 20 different venues. As such, I have met with many of the local licensees...
Dozens of representatives from Plymouth's diverse communities have met to hear about the new Fairness Commission.
Commission Chair Dame Suzi Leather gave the keynote speech at the meeting on Friday that was hosted by Plymouth City Council as part of the Welcoming City project.
The represented organisations included Plymouth People First, Betwabu Association, Plymouth Pride...
A portrait of the politician and lifelong Plymouth Argyle supporter Michael Foot is to be auctioned in aid of a memorial to him in Plymouth city centre.
The event is being held at Plymouth Council Chambers on Tuesday 23 July (6.30pm – 8.30pm) in celebration of 100 years since his birth. Members of the public are invite to attend from 6.30pm for a reception drink and nibbles.
Pride in the Park Plymouth’s LGBT pride will take place on Saturday 20th July 2013 at Devonport Park the event will be officially opened at 1.30pm by the Deputy Lord Mayor and Deputy Lady Mayoress. New for 2013 we introduce the PRISM dance stage that will be showcasing more talent with DJ’s James Stalker, Ry Smith, James Pearson, Fiona Pearse and more.
The main stage at the bandstand hosted by Jazmin and Miss Pussyfat has an amazing line up including:
2Tonic Funky Divas Sister sister Michael Tyler Joanne James Danny Jones Kirsty Johnson Jerry Foale David Whitfield Channel...
Every year in mid-summer, Lord Jagannath, with his elder brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra goes on vacation, travelling in grand chariots, from his temple in Puri, to his garden palace in the countryside.
We now celebrate one of the biggest religious Hindu festivals - the Rath Yatra or the Chariot Festival. This is also the etymological origin of the English word 'Juggernaut'.
A chariot is brought to the Piazza and a marquee is erected. The marquee houses images of all of the religious deities, as well as cultural activities such as henna face paintings including the...
Plymouth will be celebrating its diverse communities this weekend with two events on Saturday 20 July.
Devonport Park will once again host Pride in the Park . Thousands are expected to attend from 1.30pm to 7pm for the celebration of lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender culture. There will be free live entertainment, stalls and a bar all organised by Pride in Plymouth. The Council...
Volunteers and staff came together this week to celebrate the 95th birthday of Ron Price, one of the estate’s best loved volunteer room guides.
Ron trained as a carpenter joiner at Yelverton in the early 1930s, a time when Lady Seaton and Lady Drake where still in residence at Buckland Abbey. He vividly remembers the night the Abbey caught fire, on 6 January 1938, when Yelverton Fire...
Two of Devon’s top volunteer groups have received the Royal seal of approval this week as they were honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.
The Tavistock and District Outdoor Education Forum (TDOEF) and The Dawlish Gardens Trust were amongst 117 groups in the UK to receive the prestigious accolade, which is the highest award given to volunteer groups and has a status...
The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has published estimates of the costs generated by child poverty rates in every local authority and constituency in the UK.
The CPAG estimates the cost of child poverty in Plymouth to be £120 million per year with 11,085 children in the city falling below the relative poverty line.
The local authority estimates, produced by Donald Hirsch of...
